Bracelet



.J. MEHRLUST BRACELET Filed March 3, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORATTORNEYS Dec. 9, 1924. I 518 45 J. M EHRLU ST BRACELET Filed Mafoh 5,1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

UNITED STATES JACO'B MEHRLUST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRACELET.

Application filed. March 3, 1924. Serial No. 696,455.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB MEHRLUsT, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bracelets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and improved form of bracelet.

One of the objects of my invention is to devise a bracelet composed of aseries of units which can be assembled so as to form a series ofbracelets having different widths and in which the said units aredifferently arranged.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bracelet made of a seriesof units which are so connected that they have a limited lateralmovement with respect to each otherso that the bracelet which is formedof these units has sufiicient flexibility and is much more rigid thanthe ordinary chain form of bracelet.

Another object of my invention is to provide a new and improved form ofbracelet made of a seriesof hollow units which are especially adaptedfor ornamental inser' tions or settings suchas jewels or the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide aunit for'the beforementioned purposes which may have a series of shapes and can be readilyconnected with other similar units so as to form. the bracelet.

Other, objects of my invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawings which illustrate a preferred embodimentthereof.

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a bracelet having two rows of units.

Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1.

- Fig. 3 shows the article represented in Fig. 2', after said articlehas been laterally bent so as to assume an arouate form.

Fig. 41. is an enlarged top view of part of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5' is a side view of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section. on the line 6 6 of Fig.

Fig. T is a section on the line 7- 7 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 8 shows a two-row bracelet, the units of one row or series beingstaggered with respect to the units of the other series.

' Figs. 9, 10 and 11 show different forms of decoration applicable to mynew and improved bracelet, Figs. 12, 13, 14 and 15 show bracelets madeby means of dilferent combinations of the units from which my new andimproved bracelets are made.

Fig. 16 is a top view showing a bracelet made of units having a squarecontour.

Fig. 17 is a side view of Fig. 16.

The new and improved form of bracelet is composed of a number of hollowunits 1. In the devices shown in Figs. 1-15, these units 1 have acylindrical contour and in the device shown in Figs. 16 and 17 the saidunits 1 have an angular or box-like contour. As clearly shown in Figs. 4and 5, each unit 1 consists essentially of a short cylinder having twoslits formed therein .which are substantially perpendicular to thevertical axis of the said unit. These slits 3 are of the same dimensionsand symmetrically arranged and they are separated by short verticalbridge members 4.

After each unit has been thus formed with the two slits 8 and the bridgeportions l, a U-shaped fastening member 2 is secured to one of thebridge portions 4: of each unit 1 by means of solder 5.

As clearly shown in Fig. 1 it is obvious that one of said U-shapedmembers 2 can be caused to enter the slits 3 of an adjacent unit 1, sothat the said U-shaped membe! 2 embraces a free bridge portion 1-, thatis, a bridge portion 4 to which no fastening member 2 has beenconnected.

By then closing the U-shaped member which hasthus been caused tosurround a free bridge portion 41, so that the said fastening member 2assumes a ring-like shape as shown in Fig. 4, a series of connectedunits may thus be formed.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 in which there are two series or rowsof the said units, each said unit is connected to the adjacent unit ofthe other series by means of solder S so that the bracelet is formed ofa number of pairs of soldered units, each pair being connected to the adjacent pair by means of the fastening inenr bers 2 before mentioned.

As clearly shown in Fig. 7 the slits S are made of sufficient height topermit a firmness than the ordinary chain :form and :itcan be made togfit so snugly tliatutherc is little :or no danger otthe bracelettalliing gfrom the *handof :the .Wearer.

The .holloW units are cespecially 1 adapted for the insertions ofgewelsJ in various patterns gor'rdesigns such asiare shown in Figs. 2 9, 51.0and :11.

111 -Fig. 8rthe unitsrof'oneuofsaidsserics areistaggere'd :with respectto v the adjacent :llnlts o'tithe-other series. :Incthisembodimentrtheibracelet is formedzof pairs of units,

4 each said "pair being-connected along a :line

which is inclined i to the :axis: of the 1 brace- ;l'et. 'When'thebracelet showvn'in Figntlis .bent tosassume the COIlllOlllz-SllOWIl inr3, athere is a tendency :tor the (ends .rof :the bracelet :to tsepanatenalong ;.aline ,panallel rtO ithe 2LXlS of :the bracelet but {this'tloes not preventea .proper;andsatisiactory bracellets" structure from:beingi'tormed.

'Theuembodiment shown in Fig. v1*21illustr'ates a three-row (bracelet(made. of cylindricaliunits. The bracelet is .formedrinrthis embodimentof sets of:three;-andathethree units'tforming each set rare s solderedto each :otheraalongra straightlinewvhich is inclined .to;-the;ax'isolt' thezbracelet.

:In the embodiment. shown in lFi'g. i113 ithe outer series of units: arecylindrical .and the central, series on units is angular. Thebracelet isformed in this embodiment aof z-sets [of units, 4 each :set.con'iprising "two outer cylin- Jdricalmembers andan intern'iediatebox-like member Whiclris-oflset. Two ofithe adjacent faces ot :the--angular unember ia re {C011- nected "to the "outer cylindrical membersshy means of solder 2S. 'IihesolderS :connecting the angularnnit ofeac hsetftorthe router cylindrical units :is close to :but somewhat offsetfrom the line o'lmovementiwhichunav be "considered as apassing throughitlie units, the ibracelet is composed of sets of :i'our 'units. "Eachset consists o'f three :a'd- .j'a'cent sunits soldered to each otheralong a line inclined "to the taxis ofitheibr'acelet wane the fourthunitis solderedalon'g ailinezoppositely inclined to the .axis of the"bracelet. The embodiment shown inlEig. ;1 5-:is;made

"up in csubstantiallythe @same tray-as the :em-

bodiment shown in Fig. 11A:- Theibracelet is. formedqof sets :offivezunitspeachiset comprising three units soldered along a line inclinedtotheaxis of the bracelet, and of two units soldered to each otherand to one oi'athe first mentioned three units, along a line oppositelyinclined to the axis of the bracelet.

In the embodiments shown in Figs. 16 and 17, the braceletis formedofnthreerrows of; angular units. ",The .braceletmay' :be-tcon- =sidered;as "being composed iof :SQtS of item units 'iw'hose outer aces formarrectangle, the adj acent rfaceszof the \said four nnitsr'df each ssaitlaset rbeing connected i to Ieach other by. ifasteniug rmembers; 2.

EI have (described some preferred :embiodiments of my inventionandpointeds'outssome cofthepossibilities whithcancbe secured by :propercnmbinations 'of. the units 'JlBGfOI'B ide- .-.scribed but it is obviousthat theaelnbedi- .ements before described are-merely otlt'ere'd by way:of @il'lustnation rand ithat imy invention is not limited to thedetails beforefde- --scribed.

Thus thetubular units above :mentioned can {be made not only till atherislrapes s'i'llustrated herein ihut; in; a variety of: otherwshapes so%.that by the expression tubular unit wherever it :IS found iin thedescription and claims :I include every hollow article and every articleprovided with the openings and ibridge like rportion's ;a'bovetmeritioned.

I claim:

LIA unit fora bI'ACGlBlZiOF-Lbhfi like com- 'pri-sing'ca tubularstructure t'having a :plurality slits :formed in "the bodyithereof so:as rto leave 'loridge-like portions intermediate the said slits, "oneof said zb'ridgeilike portions having a 'ifastening meniber coniIlQGtzQdthereto.

2. In a bra-celetonthe :like,the combination of a plurality Ofl'llkBHIllllS, eachsaid unit comprising a tubular structure having a:plurality of slits rformed Iin the body thereof so as to leaveintermediate 'fbridge- ;like .portions, each said unit 'having :afastening member connected to one =01. said bridge-like portions,the-said units :being so ."disposed that the fastening member of 1 oneof i said units encircles a 'Ifr'ce :brid'gedike portion of the adjacent1 unit whereby the said unitsare movably connected.

3. A bracelet consisting of e a plurality of like units arranged inseries, each unit of 5011c or :said series comprising a tubularstructure connected to the adjacent members of :the said series, thesaidconnection permitting a limited free angular movement between adjacentconnected units, so that "the inner ends of the said un'itscontactaivith each other'wlren the'bracelet is bent to arcuate form andthe louter ends of said illllltS are spaced from each ether when thesaid bracelet is bent to arcuate form.

4. A bracelet composed of a plurality of units arranged in a pluralityof series, the units of each said series being arranged in staggeredrelationship with respect to the units of the adjacent series, the unitsof each series being movably connected with respect to each other andbeing immovably connected to the adjacent units of the adj acent series,the said connections permitting a free relative movement between theadjacent units of each series, whereby the bracelet can be bent intoarcuate form.

5. A bracelet according to claim 4: in Which the units of the respectiveseries are connected to each other along lines inclined in oppositedirections to the axis of the said bracelet.

6. A bracelet composed of a series of angular tubular units, each saidunit having a plurality of slits formed in the body thereof so as toleave bridge-like portions intermediate the said slits, the saidbridge-like portions on a plurality of adjacent faces having fasteningmembers connected thereto,

each said fastening member encircling a free bridge-like portion on alike adjacent unit. v

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

JACOB MEHRLUST.

